Should harder punches count for more?

I think this answer should be obvious considering you can win the fight with a single punch.

You can also win the round with a single punch, even if you don't knock your opponent down by the amount of damage done with that single shot, so it would be only logical to give more credit for the more damaging shots landed.

After all, it takes considerably more risk to land a hard shot than to land a shot with nothing on it. Most of the time, you have to commit more, which gives your opponent an opportunity to capitalize if you miss.

I think fighters should be awarded for the risks they take and the damage their punches do.

Vote and don't vote NO just because YOU can't punch. That's bias. Think about the person in the ring taking the risks and putting it one the line to make boxing a fan friendly sport that people actually pay to watch.

 

Explain yourself wylan. So if I go out there and I literaly limp wrist that ****, that counts for something?

In war, that's not the case. If I hit you with a pebble, it may sting a little, maybe. But if you hit me with a rock, I might die a little.

Does that make any sense?

 

Take the fight of Cotto vs Canelo. A lot of people scored the fight for Cotto.

Now, don't get me wrong, in some rounds Cotto did enough to win with his activity; however, none of the shots Cotto hit Canelo with did anything, in contrast to Canelo's shots which clearly rocked Cotto.

A lot of people will have you believe that Canelo's harder shots were meaningless.

However, that's not the case, Canelo's shots were literally stealing Cotto's life force away.

 

Are you a ***** boy?

 

Wait, you're saying that giving more credit for hard shots would kill the sport?

In that case, you're an imbecile. What are the rating for amateur boxing??? Nobody gives a **** about amateur boxing. This is the pros. It's another level.

You think anybody would watch Wilder if he went out there and Malinaggi'd guys?

No.

Wilder goes out there and hurts people. He should get more credit for those hard shots.

How could it possibly kill the sport?

That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. If anything, it would make the sport more interesting because guys would have to TRY to win.

They would be forced to take more risks to win...IF they punch with a limp wrist.

What you say makes no sense. Fights where neither guy has the ability to hurt the other guy are terrible 10 out of 10 times.

There is no drama.